Yearly Archives: 2009

Uninstall .NET Framework From Windows 7

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Before you proceed, you should know that we are reviewing this tool for advanced users only. We do not recommend that you should uninstall .NET Framework from your system. Most apps that run on Windows require .NET framework, without which they are rendered useless. Read More

Make Thunderbird Message Reader Header More Informative

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The message reader header is the most important part of the email client. Users guess the whole email only by reading it’s header. By default Thunderbird header shows excerpt of the subject, thus you can’t read the whole subject unless you don’t open the email. If you get lots of the emails and you scan them all by reading their subjects, then it is very easy to miss an important email whose subject is not properly shown.

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WriteSpace – Distraction Free Writing Plugin For Word 2010/2007

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When a person is writing a thoughtful article, he is easily distracted. Every now and then he would access some other file, there will be an urge to check the inbox or visit a social network site. This is why distraction-free writers such as Momentum Writer comes in. But these apps are standalone and do not integrate themselves into popular text editor Microsoft Office Word. Read More

Undo In Windows 7

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When we talk about Undo Change feature, what is the first thing comes to mind. Most people hit the Undo hotkey Ctrl + Z to restore back the changes. This feature can be use in text editors, video editors, photo editors, etc. But what most people don’t know is that they can also use Undo Change feature in Windows Explorer.

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Windows 7 Clipboard History

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Just like previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 doesn't provide a tool to log clipboard history. This is a serious setback, since clipboard history can be a integral part of many people’s productivity(including mine). There are many 3rd party clipboard programs which can monitor clipboard activity, among them is the much liked Clipdiary. The clipboard managers are designed to log all clipboard data, and provide an easy way to use the required clipboard item in any active application. If you are looking for an alternative clipboard tool for Windows 7, meet Clipboard History. This tool will keep a log of every word/text that you copy to the clipboard, and let you use selected clipboard item anywhere you want. Read More

Google Feature Search Add-On For Firefox

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Do you know that Google can be used much more than simply searching for a specific item? How many of you knew that Google can be used to search movie showtimes, airline travel tickets, stock quotes, package tracking, patent numbers, and people profiles? Read More

Free Video And Audio Converter

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When you hear about a video or audio converter, what is the first thing that races to your mind? Complicated User Interface, tons of confusing options to choose from, options that you don’t even know about, too many choices of encoders, complex settings, and more. If you think video/audio converter are that complicated, meet Free Video And Audio Converter. Read More

View And Clear Task Scheduler History In Windows 7

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The Task scheduler is a great tool in Windows, which provides the facility to schedule and run tasks on particular intervals. Task Scheduler stores the tracked events for each task and the entries are stored in the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler event log. For better protect privacy you can easily clear the history of tasks saved by the Task scheduler. Read More

Integrate Hulu Desktop In Windows 7 Media Center

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Lets be straight here, Windows 7 Media Center is an excellent tool to watch videos, news, shows, and more. The same goes with Hulu Desktop that brings thousands of shows at your fingertip. But what is lacking here is the integration of both apps.

Note that we are not talking about integrating Hulu in Windows Media Center, rather we are talking about integrating the ‘Hulu Desktop’ in Media Center.

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Power Playlist – Enhance Windows 7 Media Center

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We hear about various Windows 7 features but forget the most core entertainment feature - Windows 7 Media Center. Just like other features has been enhanced, Media Center has also gotten a fair share of upgrade. But this post is not about what’s new in Windows 7 Media Center, rather it is about a 3rd party plugin called PowerPlaylist.

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Track Activity On Computer Using Twitter

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Twitter is a great service where you can post a tweet in only 160 characters or less, but did you know that you can monitor your system via Twitter too? Here is an interesting scenario, suppose your friend wants to use your computer while you are away. What will you do in order to make sure he/she doesn’t touch any important app? Read More

Repair And Fix Internet Explorer 8 With Fix IE Utility

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If you are having some problem while running Internet Explorer or it got corrupted from a malware attack, then you can try the Fix IE utility to get it back to normal. Usually, the source of such problems is that the DLL and ocx files of the Internet Explorer get unregistered due to a malware attack or some other reason, this tool simply re-registers them. Read More

Disable Windows 7 Burn To Disc And Eject Tray Features

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In Windows 7, you can burn and write any DVD and CD without the need of any third party application. When you double click the CD/DVD ROM drive icon in Computer and if the drive is empty then the system will eject the tray. If you want to use your own burning software or you just want to limit the access of the burning feature to other users, then you can disable them. Using the Microsoft Management Console snap-in called Local Group Policy Editor, you can restrict Windows components usage for other standard and guest users. In this post, we will let you know how to disable Windows Burn To Disc feature in Windows 7. Read More

How To Open .hlp Help File In Windows 7

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Windows Help Files have a .hlp extension, but you cannot open such help files in Windows 7 because Microsoft have detached Windows Help Program(which is needed to open it) from the operating system. Why have they done it? Well that is mostly because of the lack of support and the lack of major releases, also because it doesn’t meet Microsoft’s standard anymore.

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